Chapter 142: Smith Capital Cocktail Party
New York, Queens.
After a month's absence from the Smith Building.
Abel again,
Appears in the most important company under his current name, Smith Capital.
In his absence, Smith Capital hasn't made much of a move.
The structure of this financial company is too deformed.
There are more than 100 people in the company, all analysts and traders.
There is no trader who has the right to trade, and there is no trader who has the right to trade.
In large and medium-sized financial and securities companies, it is common to have various "vice presidents", that is, sales elites.
That's not either.
This malformed architecture.
When there is no task, the company's staff, their job, is to collect as much information as possible on the market.
In other words.
Most of the time, these people are very idle.
Fortunately, in the past two months, Abel has made many moves in the capital market.
He has made many big moves in the London gold, foreign exchange market and international crude oil.
Especially international crude oil.
Two fluctuation cycles, each of which is more than a month.
During this period, it is to let the staff of Smith Capital and David Mellon not be empty because they have no job.
As before,
He had left No. 1 13th Road, New York, just before nine o'clock in the morning.
Even last night,
He and two supermodels, who were still a little young, played until four o'clock.
At seven o'clock the next day, he woke up as usual.
And full of energy.
A few hours of sleep had already restored him to full blood.
He was very happy with Kokuva and Lima last night.
than the previous Giselle Bundchen and Carmen Keys, who satisfied him.
The young Lima gave him the idea of "signing".
Those beautiful, somewhat unruly wolf eyes.
Let him feel the urge to insult and blaspheme fiercely.
Especially when you get it on top.
As for Karolina Kokuva, Big KK is too young.
It's a bit biased towards traditional European supermodels, and there are not a few taels of meat.
It looks good, but it's a pity that Abel doesn't like that one.
That is, it is better to be young, and a little shy and ignorant.
It also makes him feel good.
Lima and Kokuva this time, Kath and Giselle last time.
These are in parallel time and space.
The top supermodels who once shined in the era of the Victoria's Secret gods and made countless LSPs around the world murder countless children and grandchildren.
The pleasant experience with them made Abel deeply feel that he had created Isha Company.
The way to snatch them from Victoria's Secret is really right.
Even after that, Isha didn't make much money.
Or if he loses money, he thinks it's worth it.
It's hard to buy money if you have money, and money is a number for him.
Consuming these numbers, he can keep him in a good mood.
He can get this enjoyment.
Then he thinks it's worth it!
In addition, he is ready to come up with a sum of money, and plans to renovate No. 13 Huangdian Road.
After this.
This mansion will not be used by him to host other women.
It would be his and Isha Baby's back garden.
Only Isa's babies can live in it.
It will be his own Elizabeth backyard filled with some of the world's best-looking and most beautiful supermodels.
Also his own back garden.
It was Abel in the morning, in departure
The idea that arose when opening the Emperor Point 13 Road No. 1.
He quickly took action, took the money out to find a designer, and redesigned and renovated it.
And he himself, before ten o'clock, came to the Smith Building.
There is a parking lot in front of the Smith Building, and the gate is in front of the parking lot.
Outside the gate, Queen's Road overlooks Manhattan on the East River.
On the roof of the Smith Building, four helicopter aprons are planned.
Abel came from Long Island and landed in a helicopter.
He had just arrived at his office in the Smith Building.
In less than two minutes,
There was a knock on the office door.
"Come in."
Abel's voice just fell.
The door was pushed open, and David Mellon walked in from the outside.
"Oh Huo~ finally back." David Mellon shook his head with a smile:
"I wanted to meet Smith in Smith Capital, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult!"
"The angels of the City of Angels are too beautiful, aren't they? Let you linger over there."
Facing David, who was poor-mouthed, Abel said directly, "Get down to business."
"Ha~"
"Okay." David Mellon said, "Serious words. If you, the leader of the pack, don't hunt, what will happen to our wolf cubs?"
"If I had to find one, it might just be the year-end cocktail we talked about yesterday."
Abel nodded, "Then let's talk about this first."
Yesterday, Abel was on the plane returning from Los Angeles.
Spoke on the phone with David Mellon.
David was on the phone and gave him a suggestion.
The suggestion is that David Mellon thinks that at the end of the year, or even at the end of this month.
Smith Capital should have a year-end party, like other Wall Street firms.
Giants like Goldman Sachs, MG, Merrill Lynch, and medium-sized financial companies.
Most of them will hold such a banquet at the end of the year, or in the middle of the year.
At this reception, all the company's senior management was present.
Customers who are favored by the company.
For example, other Wall Street giants, other influential and wealthy investors, or elites in other fields.
will receive an invitation.
To put it bluntly, it's about showing off your muscles while making more allies and customers.
In the world of capital, the ability to make money is the only muscle.
Abel understands all of this.
At the end of last year and the beginning of this year, he received many invitations to such receptions.
Goldman Sachs, MG, Chase, Merrill Lynch, Lehman, Wall Street's top companies have all sent him similar invitations.
He didn't go.
"It's been almost a year since Smiths Capital was founded."
David Mellon said, "We haven't had a cocktail party yet. This is very abnormal in the industry."
"You don't know how many people have asked me about when Smith Capital is hosting a drinking party."
"Alright, now my OSS finally agrees. When I was asked by these people again, I was finally able to answer them head-on."
"I don't need to talk about the past. Let's talk about the cocktail party at the end of this year."
Abel spoke:
"I think Waldorf Astoria or Hilton are good. Well, just the Hilton, I've spoken to Barry Hilton a few times."
David Mellon raised an eyebrow, "Is that all?"
"Or else?" Abel said angrily, "Could it be that I have anything else to do with Hilton?"
"Paris," David muttered, in a small voice.
"Okay, okay." He added:
"Then Hilton
Hotel bar. As for the guests, guests should always be invited to hold a cocktail party. You should give me the list of guests, right?"
"First and foremost our customers. The folks at Private Equity Fund One."
Abel thought for a moment, and said:
"The second is the banks that we mainly work with. In addition, some of the leading figures in New York should also send them invitations."
David nodded.
"So. My respect, OSS, do you have any guests you would like to invite?"
Abel thought for a moment and replied:
"I didn't expect it yet. In addition, ten slots can be given to you, and you can invite anyone you want. Give Merio five more spots. Later, I will think of someone to invite, and I will inform you separately."
「OK。」 David gestured, nodded and said:
"Alright. Finally, it's time, boss, when is our drinking party going on?"
"I remember like a lot of companies were in December, and others were in January and February?"
Abel asked.
"That's pretty much it."
"Then let's not have fun with them." Abel said directly:
"Just this month. Today is the 5th, so let's just be the 15th. There are still ten days to go."
「OK~」
David gestured OK again.
Smith Capital's first year-end reception was simply decided.
After talking about it, David Mellon talked to Abel about another thing.
"BOSS, YOU'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON A POORLY RUN ENERGY COMPANY. I don't know why, but there is a company that is having trouble with its shareholding structure."
"Oh?"
Alberton became interested.
This confession of his,
As early as when he set off from Houston for Los Angeles, he instructed David.
At that time, his idea was to acquire some small and medium-sized energy companies, or publicly traded energy companies.
Merge and reorganize with Ales Energy, which he bought in Tarrant County.
Directly use the way of buying, buying, buying to achieve their own layout in energy.
For a month, there was no news from David's side.
Except that he was in Los Angeles, where the exchange of information was somewhat inconvenient.
Also because Abel made David pay attention to those medium and large energy companies.
There are quite a few such energy companies in the United States.
But in general, their business conditions are quite acceptable.
It takes time to wait for the right opportunity to win such a company.
"Which company is it?" Abel asked.
「。」
David Mellon said a name: "Sampura Energy, you've probably heard its name."
"Sampura Energy?" Abel thought for a moment.
As he remembers it, it seemed to be the West Coast, a large energy company that had just been established for a long time, but it was not small.
The reason why it has not been established for a long time has been that the scale can reach a certain level.
At the same time, it has been on the market for two years since it was established.
Abel remembers that this was because the company was a new company after the merger of two publicly traded energy companies.
David also confirmed this.
"The predecessor of Sampura Energy Company was Pacific Energy and Inova Natural Gas."
"They merged in 1998 and then re-listed. At present, the company's total share capital is 250 million, about 70+ US dollars per share, and the total market value is 17.6 billion US dollars."
> $100 million market capitalization, Abel raised his eyebrows.
This volume,
In the current U.S. energy market, and even the global energy market.
It can already be called one of the energy giants.
"What about the shareholding structure? Sampra can
What is the shareholding structure of Yuan?" Abel asked.
"At present, the largest shareholder of the company is the Martin family of the former Pacific Energy Company. Following the merger of the two companies, the Martin family now holds approximately 23.5% of Sampura Energy."
"The second largest shareholder is the Taylor family of Inova Gas, with a stake of around 16.73%."
"The third largest shareholder is Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, with a 5% stake."
"The stock god bought it at the end of 1997. When he bought it, he spent $300 million. Now those stocks are worth more than $800 million."
"In less than three years, Sampura Energy has made more than $500 million in profits."
"This income ratio can only be said to be worthy of Warren Buffett."
It can be heard that David Mellon still has some admiration for Buffett.
This is also normal.
Warren Buffett became famous in the mid-80s, when David was a little kid.
His family is also a financial family, and it is estimated that he belongs to the kind that grew up listening to Buffett's stories since he was a child.
& years later, due to the guidance of the relevant departments in the United States.
Warren Buffett and Soros are known as the twin swords of imperial finance all over the world, and they are very famous.
"300 million US dollars, 500 million in three years, this is too slow." Abel commented so.
David was a little speechless.
Because David knows that the vast majority of people in the world dare not and are not qualified to comment on Buffett like this.
But Abel just has such qualifications.
Able can even point to Buffett's nose and say this to Buffett.
"Okay. I forgot that you are a super pervert." David Mellon shrugged:
"Compared to you. Any investor in this world has become an ordinary person."
"Alright. Don't talk about that, let's talk about Sampura Energy. Why do you think now is the right time to get it?"
Abel was not interested in comparing himself to Buffett.
Warren Buffett, that's half talent and half family background.
It's really hard to say which part is more important.
As for Abel himself, he felt that he was pure talent!
"It's the Taylor family that's wrong."
David Mellon said, "Taylor Sr. of Inova Gas is dead. Mark Taylor passed away suddenly half a month ago."
"Because it was a sudden death, Mark Taylor left no will."
"Without a will, there would be no definite heir to his vast fortune."
"The Taylor brothers began to fight over the property. Because they have a large stake in Sampra Energy, even Sampra Energy's shares have been affected."
"In addition, because there is no will, it is possible that the federal Department of Justice and the district attorney will intervene."
"The Taylor brothers reached a temporary settlement within a short period of time."
"They insisted on selling all the Taylor family's shares for cash first."
"Then the three brothers will go to "discuss" the distribution of the inheritance."
David looked at Abel, "Now Taylor, waving the stock and selling it all over the United States."
"A lot of people have expressed interest. Including the Martin family of Sampura Energy."
"In addition, Edison, United Electric, American Power, and Duke Energy, three giants in the same industry, have also expressed clear interest."
"Even on Wall Street, some people are very excited."
Sampura Energy is a cutting-edge company, which is an electric and natural gas utility.
It has six subsidiaries that encompass essentially all the functions of an energy company.
Its business scope is almost equivalent to that of Huaxia. Petrochemical + State Grid.
Of course, the scale is nowhere near as good as these two.
It's energy and electricity, and many energy companies in the United States play like this.
Lianya
The same goes for the Ales company in Bo's hand.
They also developed power plants, opened gas plants, dug natural gas mines, engaged in electric wires to sell electricity, refined oil, and some even dug other mines.
In the capital country, they play whatever they want.
Among them, Sampura Energy Company can probably rank around 9-11 among the same type of electric and natural gas utilities in the United States.
There is no doubt that this is a behemoth with about 13,000 employees.
This time, due to internal reasons, there was an opportunity to get a large number of shares in it.
David Mellon thinks Abel really wants to enter the energy industry.
Sampura Energy would be a good choice.
And Abel's reaction was-
"So what are you waiting for?"
Abel said to David, "Hurry up and send an invitation to the three Taylor brothers. Invite them to come to our annual meeting. And tell them that we will be more sincere than everyone else."
"I knew you would." David smiled and said:
"No problem, I'll invite them right away."
"If they had heard your name before, they might have hesitated."
"But now. I think they'll hear that Abel Smith is interested in their stock, and they'll hold it and keep it for your offer."
Abel raised his eyebrows, he looked at David and said:
"Now, that's the good thing about being famous. It's one of the reasons why I got into Hollywood."
David smiled back.
"That's right." David Mellon said again.
"Little girl from the Hearst family, I want to do an internship in our company again. The little girl couldn't find you, but she found me. Dear playboy, would you like to get the little girl in and be your secretary?"
Amanda Hearst?
Abel thought of the eldest lady of the Hearst family who he had met at a drinking party a month ago.
Amanda Hearst at the age of sixteen.
The little girl is very good-looking, a little more beautiful than Ikana.
Abel remembered that she had a tear mole on her face.
When she laughs, that tear mole will add a bit of sexual charm to the young girl.
Speaking of this Amanda Hearst, Abel remembers that she also has a cousin who also belongs to the Hearst family.
Abel scratched his head, and he looked at David Mellon.
"What do you mean, David, do you think I should let her in again?"
"It depends on what you mean." David Mellon whispered.
Abel raised his eyebrows, wondering why David had kicked the ball back again.
"What I mean by this," David Mellon said softly,
"It depends on what you mean to Amanda Hearst to make a better decision."
"What do you mean?"
"Does that mean you mean anything to Amanda? It's like you meant to Ikana."
David's words were a bit tongue-twisting, but Able immediately understood what he meant.
What David Mellon is talking about this time is what he means to the little girl.
There is no ill-intentioned meaning like that towards Ikana.
"What if so?"
"What if you don't." Abel looked at David and said.